Bachelor of Arts: Music

The Bachelor of Arts in Music aims to provide a well-rounded music education to develop effective leadership in the local church and broader community settings.

A vital characteristic of the B.A. in Music is the student-centered approach that focuses on developing every student from the music proficiency level in which they may start the program. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Music pursue academic subjects (history, theory) and performance (piano, voice).

Potential Career Opportunities:
  • Church Music Minister
  • Private Music Teacher
  • School Music Teacher
  • Music Producer
  • Music Therapist
  • Arts Administrator
  • Musician
  • Sound Technician
Degree Plan

  • Year 1 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
FOUN 1300Foundation Studies for Academic Success3
ENGL 1301Freshman Composition I3
HIST 1301United States History I3
BIBL 1301Spiritual Formations3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
MUSI 1311Theory and Musicianship I3
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 1 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
THEO 1300Biblical Ethics3
ENGL 1302Freshman Composition II3
HIST 1302United States History II3
BIBL 1300Introduction to the Bible3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
MUSI 1312Theory and Musicianship II3
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 2 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
GOVT 2305Federal Government3
THEO 2303Baptist Distinctives and Governance3
MNST 2301
MNST 2302 or
SPAN 1411		American Minority Studies
World Cultures or
Beginning Spanish I		3
PSYC 2301 or
SOCI 1301		General Psychology or
Introduction to Sociology		3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
MUSI 2311Theory and Musicianship III3
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 2 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
GOVT 2306Texas Government3
BIBL 2307Personal Dimensions of Leadership3
MATH 1332 or
MATH 1342		Mathematics for the Liberal Arts, or
Elementary Statistical Methods		3
MUSI 2301Music Appreciation3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
CAPS 2301Capstone Experience (AA)3
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 3 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
BIBL 2300Introduction to the Old Testament3
BIBL 3307Biblical Intercultural Communication3
ENVR 1301Environmental Science I3
MUSI 3305History of Music Before 18003
MUSI 3312Theory IV: Form and Analysis3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 3 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
BIBL 2302Introduction to the New Testament3
SPCH 1311Introduction to Speech Communication3
ENVR 1302Environmental Science II3
MUSI 3306History of Music After 18003
MUSI/EDUCMUSI or EDUC Elective3
MUSI 11XXApplied Music1
Sub-Total = 16

  • Year 4 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
THEO 3301Introduction to Theology3
MUSI/EDUCMUSI or EDUC Elective3
MUSI 4303Perspectives in Christian Worship3
MUSI 4332Music Pedagogy3
Sub-Total = 12

  • Year 4 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
THEO 3302Systematic Theology3
MUSI/EDUCMUSI or EDUC Elective3
MUSI/EDUCMUSI or EDUC Elective3
CAPS 4301Capstone Experience (BBA)3
Sub-Total = 12

  • TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 120

Contact Us

Dr. Rusty Waller, PhD.
Dean of Academic Affairs
210.924.4338
rusty.waller@bua.edu
2418 W. Ansley Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78224
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Building 3; Office # 3108

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